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We’re hiring a European Partner Manager to build out our channel sales capability across the UK and Europe. This is a hands-on, revenue-owning role focused on recruiting and scaling a partner ecosystem — referral partners, resellers, and implementation partners — who bring enterprise clients to our AI-powered knowledge management and CX platform, resell it, and/or implement it for their customers. You’ll own the full partner lifecycle: identifying and recruiting the right partners, enabling them, building joint business plans, and driving those relationships through pipeline to closed revenue.
eGain is a leading provider of AI-powered knowledge and customer experience solutions. Fortune 500 clients and government agencies trust the eGain AI Knowledge Hub to optimise customer experience and reduce cost of service. eGain was recently named a Leader in Gartner’s inaugural Magic Quadrant for Knowledge Management Systems for Customer Service.
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We’re hiring a European Partner Manager to build out our channel sales capability across the UK and Europe. This is a hands-on, revenue-owning role focused on recruiting and scaling a partner ecosystem — referral partners, resellers, and implementation partners — who bring enterprise clients to our AI-powered knowledge management and CX platform, resell it, and/or implement it for their customers. You’ll own the full partner lifecycle: identifying and recruiting the right partners, enabling them, building joint business plans, and driving those relationships through pipeline to closed revenue.
Recruit and onboard partners across three motions: referral (partners who introduce enterprise opportunities), reseller (partners who transact our platform), and implementation (SIs/consultancies who deploy and integrate our solutions)
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Build joint business plans with each partner — mutual goals, target accounts, enablement milestones, and revenue targets
Enable partners on our platform, positioning, and competitive differentiation
Drive pipeline generation with partners into enterprise accounts, and manage joint go-to-market motions (co-selling, marketing, events)
Own channel-sourced revenue as a core KPI — sourced pipeline, influenced pipeline, and closed-won revenue through partners
Manage the partner lifecycle end-to-end: sourcing, contracting, onboarding, enablement, activation, and ongoing relationship management
Act as the internal champion for partners — coordinating with sales, marketing, product, and professional services
10+ years in a sales-focused channel/partner management role, including at least 5 years building and running channel partnerships
Proven track record recruiting and enabling partners who refer, resell, and/or implement enterprise software solutions
Direct experience in CX, contact center, knowledge management, or AI
Experience at a SaaS or AI company; exposure to software infrastructure/platform companies (e.g., Workday, MuleSoft, Databricks, Snowflake) or CX-adjacent companies (e.g., Kore.ai , Decagon) is a strong plus
Demonstrated ability to build and execute joint business plans that translate into measurable pipeline and revenue
Strong commercial instincts — comfortable negotiating partner agreements, deal structures, and incentive models
Excellent relationship-building skills, both externally with partners and internally across sales, marketing, and delivery
Based in the UK, with willingness to travel across Europe as needed
Written test
Aptitude section – this is a GRE style test (60 minutes or less)
Functional section – this is a take-home test
Panel interview (online)
Email your resumé to hiring@egain.com with the position title “Partner Manager” in the email subject.
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